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Liolà (film)

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Liolà
Directed byAlessandro Blasetti
Written byLuigi Pirandello (play), Alessandro Blasetti, Sergio Amidei, Adriano Bolzoni, Elio Bartolini
Produced byNino Crisman
StarringUgo Tognazzi, Giovanna Ralli, Pierre Brasseur
CinematographyLeonida Barboni
Tonino Delli Colli
Carlo Di Palma
Music byCarlo Savina
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
Running time
102 min
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Liolà (Italian pronunciation: [ljoˈla]) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It is based on Liolà, a comedy play by Luigi Pirandello.[1]

The film was released as A Very Handy Man in the U.S. in 1966.[2]

Plot summary

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In late-nineteenth-century Sicily, the wealthy Zia Croce has a large, successful farm, which she runs with her cousin, Zio Simone. He is married to Mita, and is downcast because they do not have a son to inherit the farm. Zia Croce also has a daughter, who wants a son of her own for the same reason. Their situations are apparently solved, but actually complicated, by the appearance of Liola, whose seductive powers are put by both women to practical use.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
  2. ^ "A Very Handy Man". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
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